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RCB vs MI Highlights, IPL 2023: Kohli, Faf du Plessis script RCB's eight-wicket chase

23:32 (IST)

So that's all we have for you from this match of IPL 2023. The first weekend of IPL double-headers are complete, but there will be more IPL action on Monday, as Chennai Super Kings take on Lucknow Super Giants at Chepauk. We'll be back with coverage of that match, but until then, it's goodbye! 

23:29 (IST)

Faf du Plessis is the Player of the Match for his match-winning 73 

23:07 (IST)

After 16.2 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 172/2 ( Virat Kohli 82 , Glenn Maxwell 12)

WHAT A CHASE! RCB pull off a near-perfect chase against the Mumbai Indians, courtesy fifties from Faf du Plessis (73) and Virat Kohli (82*). Glenn Maxwell too played a cameo of 12 off three balls, with two sixes to his name. RCB are up and running in IPL 2023 with an eight-wicket win over MI! 

23:02 (IST)

After 16 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 161/2 ( Virat Kohli 72 , Glenn Maxwell 12)

RCB have lost Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell in quick succession after a very strong start to the chase, but those wickets may just not be enough for Mumbai Indians to win this one. Just three balls into his innings, Maxwell has already collected to sixes. 

22:56 (IST)

OUT! It's maybe a wicket that comes a bit too late for Mumbai Indians, but they have got rid of RCB skipper Faf du Plessis. Faf plays the slog a bit early, and finds Tim David taking the catch at long-on. Arshad Khan with the wicket. du Plessis c Tim David b Arshad Khan 73

22:44 (IST)

After 13 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 129/0 ( Virat Kohli 55 , Faf du Plessis (C) 70)

Fifties from Virat Kohli and skipper Faf du Plessis have put RCB in a strong position, placing themselves as form favourites to win the contest. Mumbai Indians are still searching for answers to break this partnership, but have found none so far. 16 runs come off Jason Behrendorff latest over. 

22:39 (IST)

FIFTY! Virat Kohli collects a half-century in his first match of the new IPL season! Kohli had managed just two fifties all of last season, but in his first match this season, he has already notched up his first. 

22:25 (IST)

After 9 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 80/0 ( Virat Kohli 32 , Faf du Plessis (C) 44)

Piyush Chawla returns to the attack. There's a huge appeal for LBW against du Plessis, but he's given not out. Five runs off the over as Kohli collects a boundary. 

22:11 (IST)

After 6 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 53/0 ( Virat Kohli 23 , Faf du Plessis (C) 26)

Archer back into the attack again. Kohli brings up the 50-run stand between him and Faf du Plessis with a four, slamming over midwicket. Eight runs off the over. 

22:04 (IST)

After 4 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 40/0 ( Virat Kohli 17 , Faf du Plessis (C) 19)

Jofra Archer into the attack for the first time this season, for the Mumbai Indians. Kohli hits Archer for a four and a six, and as a result, 10 runs come off the over. Kohli and Faf du Plessis with a crucial opening partnership for the hosts. 

21:59 (IST)

After 3 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 30/0 ( Virat Kohli 7 , Faf du Plessis (C) 19)

Jason Behrendorff into the attack again. Du Plessis begins with a four, a cover drive past the off-side boundary. He collects two maximums later in the over. It's a productive over for RCB as 16 runs come off it. 

21:49 (IST)

After 1 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 5/0 ( Virat Kohli 2 , Faf du Plessis (C) 3)

Right. Time for RCB's chase. Virat Kohli and Fasf du Plessis are opening the batting for RCB, with Jason Behrendorff coming into the attack for MI. Fve runs off the first over. 

21:36 (IST)

MI 171/7 after 20 overs 

RCB have been set a target of 172, with Tilak Verma's unbeaten 84 taking Mumbai Indians to 171/7. A challenging total for Mumbai Indians to defend in Bengaluru. The run-chase to follow shortly. 

21:24 (IST)

MI 149/7 after 19 overs 

Mohammed Siraj is in for his final over. Tilak Verma vwith a couple of boundaies as 16 runs comes off it

20:51 (IST)

OUT! Nehal Wadhera, facing Karn Sharma, goes for the loft but ends up hitting straight to Virat Kohli at long-on. Another one bites the dust. Nehal Wadhera c Kohli b Karn Sharma 21

20:39 (IST)

After 12 overs,Mumbai Indians 78/4 ( Tilak Varma 37 , Nehal Wadhera 8)

Glenn Maxwell is into his first over of the night. He's punished by Tilak Verma, who slams a maximum and a four off the first two balls of the over. Expensive start from him as 16 runs come off the over. 

20:29 (IST)

After 10 overs,Mumbai Indians 55/4 ( Tilak Varma 18 , Nehal Wadhera 5)

Halfway through the innings, and RCB are on top at the moment. MI have lost some crucial wickets, including Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Verma and Nehal Wadhera are in the middle trying to revive the innings. 

20:22 (IST)

OUT! Regular wickets keep hurting Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru! Michael Bracewell strikes for RCB this team as Suryakumar Yadav is caught by Shahbaz Ahmed at backward point. Suryakumar Yadav c Shahbaz Ahmed b M Bracewell 15

20:16 (IST)

After 8 overs,Mumbai Indians 43/3 ( Suryakumar Yadav 11 , Tilak Varma 15)

RCB vs MI LIVE 

Karn Sharma continues. Oh, oh, Reece Topley has landed awkwardly after he puts a diving effort to stop the ball, and he looks in some serious pain there. The England cricketer is being assisted off the field as the physio has a chat with him. A blow for RCB this. Six off the over. 

20:10 (IST)

After 7 overs,Mumbai Indians 37/3 ( Suryakumar Yadav 7 , Tilak Varma 13)

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Right. Change of bowling for RCB as Harshal Patel replaces Mohammed Siraj in the bowling attack. Loss of quick wickets mean there are two new MI batters in the middle, in Tilak Verma and Suryakumar Yadav. Tilak Verma collects a boundary, pulling it fine for a four. Eight off the over.  

20:02 (IST)

OUT! Edged and caught by Dinesh Karthik as Rohit Sharma, the MI skipper, departs! Akash Deep with the wicket for RCB Huge, huge wicket for RCB this. Rohit c Karthik b Akash Deep 1

19:51 (IST)

OUT! Reece Topley joins the party! Topley removes Green for his first IPL wicket. Green was looking to drive through the covers but got a thick inside edge that hit the stumps. Green b Topley 5

19:45 (IST)

OUT! Mohammed Siraj strikes with the ball for the first time this season as he removes Ishan Kishan. Harshal Patel judged the catch well in the deep to complete the dismissal.  Ishan Kishan c Harshal Patel b Siraj 10

19:36 (IST)

After 1 overs,Mumbai Indians 2/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 1 , Ishan Kishan (W) 1)

Mohammed Siraj into the attack for RCB in the first over. Just two runs off it, with both Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan collecting a single each to get off the mark. 

19:23 (IST)

RCB vs MI LIVE 

Playing XI 

RCB: Faf du Plessis(Captain), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj

MI: Rohit Sharma(Captain), Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan

19:05 (IST)

RCB vs MI LIVE 

Toss update: Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and will field first against Mumbai Indians. 

18:47 (IST)

RCB vs MI LIVE 

RCB have good players to make a solid playing XI but most will need to repeat last year's performance while some will need to improve drastically to push Royal Challengers Bangalore to the top.Read the RCB team preview here 

18:24 (IST)

Hello and welcome to our LIVE civerage of the IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru's M Cinnaswamy Stadium. Both teams will look to get off to winning starts, but only one team can collect all two points tonight. Stay tuned for updates. 

Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore begin their IPL 2023 campaign against Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru on Sunday, in what promises to be a cracking encounter.

Mumbai Indians, led by Rohit Sharma, will be looking for an impressive start to their campaign, having had a miserable run in IPL 2022, eventually missing out on the playoffs.

Meanwhile, RCB, under skipper Faf du Plessis had made the playoffs last season before losing to rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator.

MI will be missing the services of the injured Jasprit Bumrah, and have named Sandeep Warrier as replacement.

MI, though, would rely on Jofra Archer to produce the goods with the ball. Archer had picked up 10 wickets while playing for MI Cape Town in the SA20 tournament.

Meanwhile, for RCB, skipper Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli will look to get among the runs, while the finishing responsibilities will go to Dinesh Karthik.

Squads

RCB: Faf du Plessis (c), Akash Deep, Finn Allen, Anuj Rawat, Avinash Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Mohammed Siraj, Michael Bracewell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Dinesh Karthik, Siddharth Kaul, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Sonu Yadav, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajan Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Reece Topley, David Willey, Rajat Patidar (awaiting fitness clearance)

MI: Rohit Sharma (c), Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Dewald Brevis, Piyush Chawla, Tim David, Raghav Goyal, Cam Green, Ishan Kishan, Duan Jansen, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Shams Mulani, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Tristan Stubbs, Arjun Tendulkar, N Tilak Varma, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Suryakumar Yadav.

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IPL 2023: 'Proper team effort', Twitterati hail Rajasthan Royals' clinical victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad

England’s Jos Buttler hit a scintillating half-century to help the Rajasthan Royals hammer Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs in their opening match of the Indian Premier League on Sunday.

Buttler’s 22-ball 54 led the team’s batting onslaught as they posted 203-5, and then their bowlers restricted hosts Hyderabad to 131-8 in the first match of the day.

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal returned figures of 4-17 after pace spearhead Trent Boult struck twice in his first over.

Read | Chahal’s 4/17, Buttler blitz and other top moments from SRH vs RR

Buttler and his opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal — who also made 54 — had provided an explosive start to last year’s runners-up and the inaugural IPL champions.

Skipper Sanju Samson also joined in the charge with his powerful 55 before he departed in the 19th over and Shimron Hetmyer finished off the innings with his unbeaten 22.

Buttler was the leading batsman in the last IPL season with 863 runs including four centuries, and he then led England to a T20 World Cup triumph in 2022.

He reached his fifty in 20 balls before being bowled by Afghanistan left-arm pace bowler Fazalhaq Farooqui inside the sixth over. Samson soon took charge then with Jaiswal for company as they piled on the runs.

In Pics | Rajasthan Royals defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs

Hyderabad were never in the chase after Boult bowled Abhishek Sharma for a duck and then Jason Holder clung on to a superb catch at slip to send back Rahul Tripathi.

Wickets kept tumbling, including Harry Brook (13) and Glenn Phillips (8). Getting in big-hitter Abdul Samad as an “impact player” only reduced the margin of loss as he hit an unbeaten 32.

The match also created quite the buzz on social media, especially on Twitter. We take a look at select reactions below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SRH vs RR live streaming, IPL 2023: When and where to watch Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals IPL match

The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League has begun and the fourth match is to be played between Bhuvneshwar Kumar-led Sunrisers Hyderabad and Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals at SRH’s home ground on Sunday, 2 April 2023. The game will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. While SRH had a miserable season last year as they finished eighth in the points table, RR made it to the finals, only to get defeated by the Gujarat Titans.

SRH will be led by senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the absence of designated skipper Aiden Markram, who is in South Africa for the two-match ODI series against the Netherlands and will reach India on 3 April 2023.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Head-to-head record

Hyderabad and Rajasthan have played a total of 16 matches so far against each other in the previous IPL seasons. Out of those, both the teams have won 8 matches each.

Weather report

As per the latest weather report for Sunday, the temperature in Hyderabad is expected to hover between 22-36 degrees Celsius with warm weather and sunny skies heating SRH’s opening encounter against RR. There is no possibility of rain and humidity levels will range between 40-50 percent.

Here are all the details related to watching SRH vs RR match:

When will the IPL 2023 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals be played?

The IPL 2023 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will take place on 2 April, Sunday.

Where will the IPL 2023 match Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals be played?

The IPL 2023 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

What time will the IPL 2023 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals commence?

The IPL 2023 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royal will begin at 3:30 PM IST on Sunday. Toss will take place at 3 PM IST.

Which TV channels will broadcast the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals IPL 2023 match?

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals match will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.

How can I live stream the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royal IPL 2023 match?

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals match will be streamed live on the Jio Cinema app and website in India. You can also follow the live blog of the match on firstpost.com

Full squads:

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Bhuvneshwar Kumar (captain), Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein, Anmolpreet Singh

Rajasthan Royals (RR): Sanju Samson (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vasisht, Abdul Basith, Joe Root.

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IPL 2023: Floodlights malfunction leads to near-30 minute delay in PBKS--KKR game

Mohali: Kolkata Knight Riders’ chase against Punjab Kings in their IPL match on Saturday was delayed by almost half an hour due to a floodlight malfunction.

The PCA-IS Bindra Stadium here has a total of six floodlights at a comparatively lower height.

Floodlight malfunction is common at Indian stadiums and on the day, once KKR came out to bat, a lot of bulbs in multiple towers didn’t turn on and it became a frustrating wait for the players, who then went inside the dressing room.

The onus on stadium maintenance lies with Punjab Cricket Association and the inordinate delay was certainly an embarrassment for the local unit.

As of now, the cause of the malfunction hasn’t been known but it is given that PCA brass will get a rap on the knuckles from the BCCI bigwigs.

Rain interrupted KKR’s chase, when their score was 146/7, and PBKS eventually won the match by seven runs on DLS method.

Earlier, knocks from Bhanuka Rajapaksha (50) and skipper Shikhar Dhawan (40) had taken PBKS to 191/5 from 20 overs.

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IPL 2023, LSG vs DC: Mark Wood returns in style, Kyle Mayers announces his arrival and other top moments

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) began IPL 2023 in emphatic fashion, thumping Delhi Capitals (DC) by 50 runs at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday.

Lucknow Super Giants were playing their first-ever match in Lucknow, and KL Rahul and Co sure did impress the home crowd.

LSG were put into bat by DC, and Kyle Mayers made use of the opportunity as he slammed 73 off 38, reaching his half-century in just 28 deliveries.

In DC’s reply, none of the batters barring skipper David Warner (56) and Rilee Rossouw (30) got going as they faltered to 143/9 from 20 overs, courtesy a fine bowling spell from Mark Wood (5/14).

DC, who are currently missing the injured Rishabh Pant, will now head back to the drawing board to rectify their mistakes aHhead of their next game against defending champions GT on 4 April.

Let’s now take a look a five top moments from the game:

Mark Wood returns in style! 

England pacer Mark Wood had missed IPL 2022 with Lucknow Super Giants due to an elbow injury, but this time around, it just took Wood one game to put up a performance to remember, well, for LSG fans at least.

On Saturday against DC, Wood finished with match-winning figures of 5/14 in his quota of four overs.

Wood struck twice in the fifth over of DC’s chase, cleaning up Prithvi Shaw and Mitchell Marsh off two consecutive deliveries, and returned to inflict damage on DC again, removing Sarfaraz Khan.

Ahead of the season, one of LSG’s concerns were death bowling, but Wood returned to bowl the final over of the chase. The match was decided by then, but Wood was in no mood to give up, seeing off Axar Patel and Chetan Sakariya in the same over. While Axar was caught at deep square leg, Sakariya miscued his pull towards Krunal Pandya at midwicket.

If Saturday’s performance was to go by, there’s still a lot to come from Wood this season.

Kyle Mayers announces his arrival

He is 30 years old already, but it was only on Saturday when West Indian Kyle Mayers made his IPL debut, be it for any team.

Mayers was acquired by LSG for his base price of Rs 50 lakh at the IPL auction last December, and he lived up to his price tag with a fine half century.

He opened with LSG skipper KL Rahul, and while Rahul was dismissed early on in the innings, that did not dampen Mayers’ momentum as he went onto notch up his maiden IPL fifty in just 28 balls.

He was looking promising even after the fifty, hitting sixes at regular intervals, but was eventually cleaned up by Axar Patel in the 12th over.

Mayers was also involved in a 79-run stand for the second wicket with Deepak Hooda.

Another forgettable outing for KL Rahul 

KL Rahul has been going through tough times with the Indian cricket team very recently. He had a miserable Test series against Australia, but had found momentum with an unbeaten 75 against the same opponents in an ODI, before being dismissed for 9 and 32 in the second and third ODIs.

It’s still very early days in the IPL, but going ahead to the next six-seven weeks, Rahul’s performance is going to be one of the major talking points of the season.

On Saturday, all Rahul could manage were eight runs. After collecting a couple of runs in the first two overs, Rahul cleared long-on boundary for a six in the fourth over, but just a couple of balls later, Rahul was caught by Axar in the deep off Sakariya’s bowling.

Rahul has previously scored runs in excess of 500 in most of the previous seasons, and who knows, maybe it was just a minor blip for him on Saturday.

Nicholas Pooran’s blazing knock 

Nicholas Pooran was coming into the IPL with a price tag of Rs 10.75 after being bought by LSG in December, and on Saturday, he showed glimpses of what he could offer, amassing 36 off just 21 deliveries.

It was a short but sweet stay from Pooran at the crease, as he amassed two fours and three sixes to play a huge part in taking LSG to 193.

Pooran was involved in a 48-run stand with Krunal Pandya for the fifth wicket, before being dismissed by Khaleel Ahmed in the 19th over.

Warner-Rossouw stand revives DC

When Rilee Rossouw came into bat, DC were in a spot of bother at 48/3 in the seventh over, but Rossouw, along with DC skipper David Warner, gave the Capitals a glimmer of hope with a 38-run stand for the fourth wicket.

DC had lost Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh and Sarfaraz Khan inside the first seven overs, and in came Rossouw in at number five.

He even punished Ravi Bishnoi for 17 runs in the 10th over, hitting him for two fours and a six, but fell to the same bowler at the end of the 12th over, after the ball deflected on the bat en route to the hands of Kyle Mayers.

The dismissal was given Not Out by the on-field umpire, seemingly for an LBW, but LSG anyway opted for the review.

As it turned out, the footage showed the ball hitting the back of Rossouw’s bat, en route to Mayers running over from short fine leg.

Rossouw, though, had walked off even before the official decision was to be made.

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IPL 2023: Arshdeep's powerplay burst, Bhanuka's maiden fifty and other top moments from PBKS-KKR match

Punjab Kings began the 16th season of the Indian Premier League on a promising note, defeating Kolkata Knight Riders in a rain-affected clash at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali on Saturday.

PBKS, who are looking shake off their tag of “perennial achievers” by making their first playoffs in nearly a decade this season, gave a good account of themselves against KKR upon their return to their home venue, where they are playing after a gap of four years.

In Photos | PBKS defeat KKR in rain-marred clash in Mohali

Punjab manage to check off a number of boxes with their seven-run victory (DLS Method) in which they were the superior side not only with bat and ball but also on the field.

Shikhar Dhawan also gave a good account of himself as skipper, pulling off a victory in his first game as PBKS captain.

Read | Twitter hails PBKS’ ‘fantastic win’ over KKR

With the second game of IPL 2023 coming to an end, we take a look at some of the top moments from the match:

Arshdeep’s haul of 3/19:

Arshdeep was the standout performer of the game, proving his powerplay credentials once again by dismissing opener Mandeep Singh and No 3 batter Anukul Roy in his first over of the evening. He would remove top-scorer Venkatesh Iyer later in the innings to inflict another big blow to KKR’s hopes of pulling off an unlikely win, and was fittingly named the Player of the Match for his haul of 3/19 in three overs.

Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the Punjab Kings bowlers with figures of 3/19 from three overs. Sportzpics

The left-arm seamer proved Punjab’s attack was just as lethal even in the absence of their spearhead Kagiso Rabada, who isn’t due to join the squad till Monday, and that he can win matches on his own for the Kings.

Bhanuka slams maiden fifty:

While Arshdeep was the pick of the bowlers in the PBKS-KKR match, Bhanuka Rajapaksa was the only batter from either team to cross the 50-mark as the Sri Lankan left-handed batter would bring up the milestone for the first time in the Indian Premier League.

Rajapaksa, who was among the players retained by Punjab ahead of the 16th season, brought up the milestone in 30 balls. He struck at over 150 while stitching a solid 86-run stand for the second wicket with skipper Dhawan to lay the foundation for a sizeable total, though he would’ve been disappointed at not converting the fantastic start into an even bigger score, possibly in three digits.

Million-dollar man Curran dishes out all-round show:

Sam Curran would’ve been under a lot of pressure heading into Punjab Kings’ opening game of the season against Kolkata Knight Riders. Curran, after all, became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League after being bought back by PBKS for a whopping Rs 18.5 crore in the player auction.

PBKS all-rounder Sam Curran plays a shot during his unbeaten knock of 26 off 17 balls against KKR. Sportzpics

Curran did prove his money’s worth to a fair extent, though, smashing an unbeaten 26 off 17 deliveries, helping Punjab exert scoreboard pressure on Kolkata by getting within touching distance of the 200-mark, before halting KKR’s charge in the middle overs by prising out the key wicket of Andre Russell.

Venkatesh Iyer impresses as Impact Player:

We’re still getting used to the concept of an ‘Impact Player’ that has made its debut in the Indian Premier League, with the new rule cricket’s attempt at emulating the kind of substitutions that take place in sports such as football.

While some Impact Players backfire, as was the case with Tushar Deshpande for CSK yesterday or Rishi Dhawan for PBKS today, KKR’s decision to bring in Venkatesh Iyer for Varun Chakravarthy duting the innings break reaped rich dividends as Iyer ended up scoring a valuable 28-ball 34 and kept the Knight Riders alive in a challenging 192-run chase, especially after the Nitish Rana-led side were playing catch-up after losing three wickets upfront.

Dre Russ gives a hint of what’s to come:

Though he wasn’t utilised as a medium pacer, which might raise some questions over his fitness, Andre Russell sent out a warning to opposition bowling unit with some lofty hitting against the Punjab Kings on Saturday. The Jamaican all-rounder started off with the ones and twos, he broke the shackles with a boundary straight over Harpreet Brar’s head.

Andre Russell and Venkatesh Iyer briefly reignited KKR’s hopes with a 50-run sixth-wicket stand against PBKS. Sportzpics

Russell would later collect a six and a four off consecutive deliveries from Curran, keeping the Knight Riders alive in the contest. Even though the required rate was climbing, no equation would’ve been too high for a Dre Russ on song. Unfortunately for KKR, Curran had the last laugh as he dismissed him right after the six and a four, and helped Punjab surge ahead just before the rain got heavier.

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